Valmiki Ramayana 2.4.10: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 10
अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः
Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision
प्रविशन्नेव च श्रीमान्राघवो भवनं पितुः।ददर्श पितरं दूरात्प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः।।2.4.10।।
praviśann eva ca śrīmān rāghavo bhavanaṃ pituḥ | dadarśa pitaraṃ dūrāt praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ || 2.4.10 ||
Tandis que l’illustre Rāghava entrait dans le palais de son père, il aperçut son père de loin et, les mains jointes, se prosterna avec vénération.
On entering his father's palace, glorious Rama, folded his hands and bent low in reverence from a distance and beheld his father.
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It models pitṛbhakti and maryādā: honoring one’s father through humility and respectful greeting.
Rāma arrives at Daśaratha’s residence and formally pays respect before speaking.
Reverence and self-restraint—Rāma’s disciplined etiquette in the royal household.
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